NHL Fantasy Start / Sit – 1/26

Please note that you should always start your star players. This list is here to help you if you have two similar players and are debating on which one to start.

While a player may be a “sit” recommendation, he should still be put in your lineup over a player without a game tonight. Accumulating stats takes priority over no stats at all.

Different factors go into picking start / sit candidates including strength of opponent, scoring categories, history vs opponent and sometimes, gut feelings. Take that into consideration before making your final decision.

Players are listed in no particular order.

NOTE:These recommendations are posted before the first game of the day. Some changes may be made if any major changes occur to NHL lineups such as injuries, scratches, or especially, starting goalies, once new information is received. Check back often for any changes, especially for late games.

Forwards

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Start

Sit

Nazem Kadri – TOR

Jaromir Jagr – DAL

(Showing no signs of slowing down. At least 1 pt in every gm)

(Will not play tonight)

Mikael Backlund – CGY

Bobby Ryan – ANA

(2 G, 8 pts in 9 games vs EDM)

(Still scoreless. 2 G, 7 pts, -7 in 15 gms vs NSH)

Mikkel Boedker – PHX

Derek Roy – DAL

(4 pts, 2 on the PP, 11 SOG in 4 games)

(Could miss the game tonight. 1 pt, -6 in 5 gms vs STL)

Taylor Pyatt – NYR

Sven Baertschi – CGY

(3 G, 12 hits in 4 games. 6 G, 10 pts in 27 gms vs TOR)

(Scoreless so far. Gets demoted to 4th line)

Matt Frattin – TOR

Matt Halischuk – NAS

(1 G, 3 pts in his first game of the season)

(Scoreless, -1, 2 SOG in 4 games)

Defensemen

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Start

Sit

Stephane Robidas – DAL

Mark Giordano – CGY

(Will help in almost every category)

(Scoreless, -3 in 3 games)

Wade Redden – STL

Ryan McDonagh – NYR

(17+ mins in 1st gm. Plenty of ice time on high pwrd offense)

(Scoreless, -3 in 4 gms. 1 pt in 5 gms vs TOR)

Roman Josi – NAS

Cody Franson – TOR

(Getting 25+ mins per game)

(Will sit tonight)

Mike Kostka – TOR

Marc Staal – NYR

(3 pts, all on the PP, 7 SOG in 4 games)

(1 pt, -2, no shots on goal in 4 games)

Derek Morris – PHX

Braydon Coburn – PHI

(3 pts, 10 SOG in 4 games)

(Scoreless, -2, 2 SOG in 4 games)

Goalies

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Start

Sit

Thomas Greiss – SJ

Steve Mason – CBJ

(Will start tonight. 2-0, 2.00 GAA vs COL)

(Starts vs tough tm. 6-8-2, 3.69 GAA in 16 gms vs CHI)

Corey Crawford – CHI

James Reimer – TOR

(4-0-0, 1.96 GAA at Columbus)

(Gets the start vs tough tm. Has never faced NYR)

Ilya Bryzgalov – PHI

Cristopher Nilstorp – DAL

(4-1-1, 1.47 GAA career, 2-1, 1.35 GAA last season vs FLA)

(Starts but faces tough STL team in 2nd career game)

Devan Dubnyk – EDM

Jason LaBarbera – PHX

(Bounced back nicely in last gm. 2.67 GAA in 7 gms vs CGY)

(1-2, 3.50 GAA in 3 games vs LA)

Remember, use this list as a guideline if you are debating between a few players to round out your lineup. Just because a star player appears on the “sit” list doesn’t necessarily mean you should sit that player if your other options aren’t decidedly better.

If you have any questions about your fantasy lineup, don’t hesitate to ask.

About Carlos Figueiredo

Carlos is the NHL Rankings and Content Editor for Dynasty Sports Empire.
He has been a hockey fan for as long as he can remember, and has been writing about hockey for over five years.
He is the owner / writer / editor for SpeakingoftheDevils.com and has also contributed work for various other hockey websites.
He has been playing fantasy sports since the days when you had to pull stats from USA Today the morning after games were played.

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